Comments on: “Packaging” is spelled M-U-D-A http://theleanthinker.com/2007/10/11/packaging-is-spelled-m-u-d-a/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #22 http://theleanthinker.com/2007/10/11/packaging-is-spelled-m-u-d-a/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #22 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:38:05 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/2007/10/11/packaging-is-spelled-m-u-d-a/#comment-156 [...] “Packaging” is spelled M-U-D-A by Mark Rosenthal - “In other words, set up a barrier that contains the waste so that your value-adding operation sees the result of a perfect supplier.” [...] [...] “Packaging” is spelled M-U-D-A by Mark Rosenthal - “In other words, set up a barrier that contains the waste so that your value-adding operation sees the result of a perfect supplier.” [...]

]]> By: Pete Abilla http://theleanthinker.com/2007/10/11/packaging-is-spelled-m-u-d-a/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Pete Abilla Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:48:09 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/2007/10/11/packaging-is-spelled-m-u-d-a/#comment-70 At the Toyota Hebron Supply Parts Distribution Facility where I was for some time, our suppliers provided material in recyclable plastic bins: at the receive dock, those bins would be immediately transferred into a location in the Hebron facility -- with no unpacking steps. But, when the plastic bin was exhausted, there would be an added step in the end where the bins would be returned back to the supplier. It's an amazing but simple way of moving material and eliminating the packaging AND the steps that go along with packaging in the supply chain. At the Toyota Hebron Supply Parts Distribution Facility where I was for some time, our suppliers provided material in recyclable plastic bins: at the receive dock, those bins would be immediately transferred into a location in the Hebron facility — with no unpacking steps. But, when the plastic bin was exhausted, there would be an added step in the end where the bins would be returned back to the supplier.

It’s an amazing but simple way of moving material and eliminating the packaging AND the steps that go along with packaging in the supply chain.

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